354: Rosalyn Yalow Medical Physicist and Biochemist Born: 19 July 1921, Bronx, New York, United States of America Died: 30 May 2011, Bronx, New York, United States of America Rosalyn was rejected from several prominent universities’ graduate programs because she was Jewish and a woman (including Perdue). She was the only woman to hold a…
352: Jane C Wright Oncologist, Researcher, and Surgeon Noted For Her Pioneering Work in Chemotherapy Born: 30 November 1919, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Died: 19 February 2013, Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States of America Jane’s father was one of the first African American men to graduate from Harvard Medical college, setting the…
“NASA was a very professional organization. They didn’t have time to be concerned about what color I was.” 351: Katherine Johnson Physicist and Hidden Figure Born: 26 August 1918, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States of America Died: 24 February 2020, Newport News, Virginia, United States of America Katherine was awarded the Presidential Medal…
347: Mayim Bialik, PhD Actress, Author, and Neuroscientist Born: 12 December 1975, San Diego, California, United States of America Mayim’s two most famous acting roles include Blossom on the series of the same name and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory. She has a PhD in neuroscience that she earned in 2007….
You’ve probably heard the words “Women in STEM” in the mouths of nearly every politician and teacher in the past few years. But if you haven’t, STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math; four fields that have historically much lower participation from women and girls than men. With this great push towards having women…
236: Mary Somerville Astronomer and Mathematician Born: 26 December 1780, Jedburgh, Scotland (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 29 November 1872, Naples, Italy Mary grew up with a minimal education in which she was taught how to read but not write. She spent one year in boarding school but then had to read from her family’s library…
216: Noor Al-Hussein Dowager Queen of Jordan Born: 23 August 1951, Washington, DC, United States of America Original Name: Lisa Halaby She was the fourth wife and last Queen Consort to King Hussein of Jordan. Noor is the longest standing member of the Board of Commissioners of the International Commission of Missing Persons. She is…
149) Florence R. Sabin She was the First Female Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Beginning There in 1903 Born: 9 November 1871, Central City, Colorado, United States of America Died: 3 October 1953, Denver, Colorado, United States of America Florence was also the first woman elected to membership of the National Academy of Sciences in…
146) Rebecca Lee Crumpler The First African American Female Medical Doctor in the United States Born: 8 February 1831, Christiana, Delaware, United States of America Died: 9 March 1895, Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America In 1883 she published her Book of Medical Discourses—one of the first medical publications by an African American….
“The thought of dwelling on the physical structure of the body and its various ailments filled me with disgust.” 145) Elizabeth Blackwell Pioneer for Women in the Medical Field Born: 3 February 1821, Bristol, United Kingdom Died: 31 May 1910, Hastings, United Kingdom In 1849, Elizabeth became the first woman to receive a medical degree…